Canaan Valley Ski Resort

Wonderful place to ski with kids. We did season passes for 25-26 and skied a dozen plus days, including all of the holiday weekends. No lift lines ever more than 3 or 4 chairs worth. Even MLK Sunday was not crowded. The snow was great — evidently they upgraded their groomers and it showed. The glade runs are incredible when there’s natural snow. The lift staff were friendly including helping my 5 year old get her ski back on after I knocked it off scrambling to the chair (surfer smile vibes). The cafeteria is fine and again it’s not crowded so you are not fighting for a table. For a DC-area family, being able to escape to a yesteryear (in a good way) mountain in less than 3 hours is amazing. We look forward to many more turns next year and beyond.

We visited the Canaan Valley ski area over MLK weekend (on Sunday, to be exact). It was not busy at all. We arrived around 11am and had no line for lift tickets or rentals. Our group was seven people, including three kids. The process to pick up rentals was quick. The longest part was filling out the forms, but while I completed them the rest of the group went ahead and got their gear with no wait. The slopes were well maintained, and because it wasn’t crowded, the kids had space to learn and get comfortable since it was their first time. They started with snowboarding and about an hour in switched to skiing, which was smoother and easier for them to pick up in the time we had there. Near closing (around 4:30pm), we noticed they were starting to make more snow. We will definitely be bac

We aren’t skiers. We came during the fall colors and wife took the Ski Lift up the mountain. I had to stay with the dog. Nice views on the 15 min up and 15 min back trip. Friendly staff. A bit of a walk from the lodge where tickets are bought up to the ski lift.

Smaller resort but they care about their slopes and clientele. The prices were competitive and fair for their size. Instructors were awesome. The staff friendly and hard working. We appreciate their military discount for the whole family

Signed my children up for ski lessons and WAS NOT DISAPPOINTED . the Web portal was difficult for me but had an easy time over the phone getting set up. The ticket and rental process was frustrating- but the ski school staff were accommodating, friendly, and very good with children. We were freezing and they were patient and made our experience one we will always remember and cherish.